Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-01
NIGHT rR0wEERg PREY.
A siidnlsa Scene IL l'sSit 6it, nsii fsr.. \. !

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Excuse mo. air" sali q rerse,ah,.-
lookihst hut hare headsl man ~ mia ,,c
aga, otol ping Herald raroftfr In City
Hall Park about halt past rlevaii o'd.urs
al night" but have you sro aht ons
running away as you catIs atorg?r'
No; why do sou aeks'
"Weli, eir.I WAS on thy way fi,me
from business this afternoon whan i inn.
d friend WHOM had not seer, IN n ina
timc. Wehad q few drinks together ana
pnr.od. suppose I tovk n litin more
y than should have done. At my ra.A IN
crossing the Park to take the eieyn.e!
road at Park Place became qa;sa s!Sx
~ sat down upon the etefs st tho City
Hall uni fell asleep l. MIA un,y q few
minutes ngu ,&as awake q. {-s.inS suins
Qnn Ecpr my Thcn tl.u i~isan ran.
Whe fully feeaiEa,, h,y sr;.sAa found
tliat tIiA ncw ,,lcrly hHd bvell taken and
thid hot hvtiny NJ, .! Weather hcaten.
ehuckilis.ln; king ol nrttcu, "E9d bacii
loft ln Is plu,'o BY tha thiYt,f
"rfaity sort OF business to DO going
on within fcw yarls uf q police sta lon
niii With park policemen supposrd TO
watch IT,. You hnve not sect tho thlcf7
Well, goUt,hlglit," and the stranger,
very ,nngry but still cllnglng to tho BIT.
terOl hn Yassei out OF vluw.
Tho reporter eto sel to tho City Hail,
Bea,el hlinself On tile top step, md pro.
t''ud!lig to he oiiu OF tlie sleei.urs--tlipro
wen half n dozen Within u i6w feet Of
him -.waltoi 10, aoinrth,fg 70 turn up.
HI had not long 10 visit. a park p,.
tho chstcrn end Of tho buldlnu. In
about u minuie aIterwari tnroo yo,i q
mon crossed tho park from urapLway.l
When they were hnlt way ncross they
stopned. 10 ked cautiously around. Will.
peral und tnrn suddcn.y separated.
Ono wnlkal ovor 10 tho w:do ttone
plnzn In ront OF tho City Hall and thon
quickly seating hlmsulf es 10 ucp.
Ing Individual pretended hlmsclf to 10
asluop.
A ew seconds inter he bent oulo.fy
over toward tho man and suumc,l 10 bo
assuring himself TINT he was asleop
Thon he resumed Ills former a, tlt,ulo.
Seelng thut hin wOuld bo victim lid
not stir, lyaf,ud over townlu him
ngnln aid began 10 gently feel lin Iock-
ets TO sce II they wcrc Worth picking.
His touch WAS not 1s cunning rs 1t
might havo been, for tito mun nwvke,
got Quickly upon his feot. mu tered some.
thilR In All angry tons unu wa.kud away.
Tho frustrn Gi thIvf KEEP, perfectly
qulot a minute long =. rreien ling TO TO
ntill asleep. then arose and walku over
toward tho shnded walks Of tho park,
where tho henunes wero filed with aoni-
noleht persuns. Th!ther hls two con-
federates hni preceded Him. Tho o.
lig l. inndo lhelr movements re.ty
OILS rvablu.
One went to ono beach md another 10
another. each nppureutly aelo ting scat
nekt To the sa,inde,t siuo. or ihoy coult
find. They Eat therc Ike statues. Tho
reporter tT ed to keep tho r hands In
vlew, hut It. . light was not strong Oh. ugh
to do 80. Hoo ulu tliat tho thIeves
\ set- bolt up i9ht..-
II they were examining tho clothing
ftho personS II xt them 1t WAS so ca,l-
tl0usly carrie on that it could lot bv
eeon finn that Il ,silnco.
Several tlties tho confedorntes changed
Pluves. Then, as II by ono lmtulso. tloy
oil mot IN front OF tho C,ty He'll again
and held anuthor wh Blered conf reIro.
Then they looked toward tho steps o.
thu building aud advanced siowly toward
IL. They walked atralght an al until
within n fow feet OF tho reporter. His
oyes wers Wide OPEN. looking right Mt
them. although he did not stir.
They munt havo Been thRt ho was
swske. for suddenly all thraa turned ON
their heels aud walked rapidly away.
They hurried around the cornsr OF tho
building on tho Broadway aida. but In
sldn OF ten minutes they returned ohs by
ono to tho shaded walks. nnd oiIcs NOR,
sented themselves alongside Of ti,e
slUcpars
The reporter crossod over and pnssc1
by them. Cycling each nns closely. hny
sat ns stI,l ms II they werc asleep but hc
could SEQ that zach one was Watching
hInrsr - srL,d TO find the park police.
MAJ <D1ta1l him what was going ON, hut
GSS<fhot succeed. tn a.f
T As he was prosecuting his scarcl, no
heard somsane call and Immediately
nflerwar'l tho threo pIckpockets ware
Durrylng towar,i broadway, They wera
cut OF sight NJ tho lnnls OF the City
Hall clock marked the arrival OF MIDI
night
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